COVID-19: Tax and other incentive measures

The Government of Canada and provincial governments have introduced measures to support Canadians and stimulate the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. As this crisis continues to evolve, we anticipate that additional government support will be announced.

Navigating through the various government measures can be challenging for individuals and companies alike. The Canadian Tax Alert series is designed to provide readers with the information they need to understand the various support programs as they are rolled out.

Our Tax and Legal team is closely monitoring all government announcements, and will provide regular updates on new developments. Continue to check this page for regular updates.
 

Canadian Tax Alerts

• December 21, 2021:  COVID-19 – Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy: updates and new targeted COVID-19 programs
• May 19, 2021: COVID-19 – Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy: New proposals in Budget 2021 
• February 3, 2021: COVID-19 – Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) amendments
  
• November 20, 2020: COVID-19: Bill C9: Amendments to the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) and the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS)
  
• October 29, 2020: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) update and FAQ
  
• July 29, 2020: COVID-19 – Extension of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
  
• July 23, 2020: Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy update and FAQ
  
• June 24, 2020: COVID-19 – Economic support measures
  
• June 12, 2020: COVID-19 – Observations on recently released CRA guidance on international tax issues
  
• May 12, 2020: COVID-19 – Recent federal support measures
• May 5, 2020: COVID-19 – Recent economic support measures
• April 29, 2020: COVID-19 - Summary of recent fiscal measures
• April 27, 2020: COVID-19 - Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS): Frequently asked questions
• April 20, 2020: COVID-19 - Recent support announcements
• April 16, 2020: New final and proposed U.S. regulations - impact on Canadian businesses
• April 15, 2020: COVID-19 - The new Canada Emergency Response Benefit
• April 13, 2020: COVID-19 - Update on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
• April 8, 2020: COVID-19 - Update on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) and the Canada Emergency Business Account CEBA)
• April 6, 2020: COVID-19 - Recent government support measures
• April 3, 2020: Indirect tax measures in response to COVID-19
• April 2, 2020: COVID-19 - Latest fiscal developments
• April 1, 2020: COVID-19 - Details on the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy released
• March 30, 2020: COVID-19 - Update on fiscal measures
• March 27, 2020: COVID-19 - More support measures announced
  
• March 27, 2020: COVID-19 - U.S. update
  
• March 25, 2020: COVID-19 - Additional measures to support individuals and businesses
  
• March 23, 2020: COVID-19 - New fiscal measures
  
• March 21, 2020: COVID-19 - New measures to support U.S. taxpayers
• March 19, 2020: COVID-19 - Additional fiscal measures to support the economy
• March 18, 2020: COVID-19 - Fiscal measures to support the economy